State Senate approves bill giving DCS more oversight after horrific Roane Co. abuse case
Prosecutors said that a Roane couple locked adopted children in their basement, fed them a starvation diet and buried a young girl under their barn. Author: Cole Sullivan, WBIR Staff Published: 6:28 PM EST March 2, 2021 Updated: 6:08 PM EST March 12, 2021
ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. The Tennessee Senate Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance a bill aimed at preventing abuse related to a state adoption program, after details of a Roane County case motivated lawmakers to change state policy. The bill still needs to be considered in the House.
Two weather-related deaths reported by TEMA Natalie Neysa Alund and Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean
Nashville and much of Middle Tennessee awoke to freezing temperatures, ice and patches of snow across cars, driveways, sidewalks and roadways on Monday and more frigid weather was expected to hit the region over the next 24 hours.
As of about 6:45 p.m. Monday, hundreds of vehicle crashes and thousands of power outages had been reported across the region.
Law enforcement and city leaders continued to urge residents to stay home. If they must venture out they re asked to bundle up, drive slowly and watch their step.
Louisiana
Parts of Louisiana may see as much as 5 inches of snow before Winter Storm Uri moves out of the area, according to National Weather Service meteorologists.
Temperatures dropped to 21 degrees in the South Louisiana city of Houma on Monday. But bitter wind chills made it feel more like 10 degrees ahead of rain that is expected to set in on Tuesday.
Monroe and Shreveport regional airports canceled flightswhile crews fight to de-ice the runways.
Mississippi
Sleet and slow accumulations through Tuesday morning range from half an inch in the southeast to as much as 5 inches in the northwestern parts of the state. Ice accumulations range from one-tenth to one-fourth of an inch.
Winter Storm Uri: South grapples with snow and ice from polar vortex
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An arctic blast descended on the South on Monday, leaving the region grappling with downed power lines, closed interstates and temperatures so low they look like they re readings from the Upper Midwest.
More than 700 flights have been canceled and COVID-19 testing sites have been shut down as icy runways and roads make vast swaths of the region impassable.
In most of the Mid-South, meteorologists expect precipitation to take a break Tuesday, though cold temperatures may persist. Snow, sleet, rain and wintry mixes may resume in some areas Wednesday. For up to date information about your area, please visit usatoday.com/weather.